New Year Honours 2011
Rt Rev Martin WHARTON CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to the Church of England and to the community in the North East.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Church of England and to the community in the North East.
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“For services to the Church of England and to the community in the North East.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 101 times in the New Year Honours List 2011 — about 10% of the list.
In their area
49 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Tyne and Wear.
How widely is this recognised?
11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2011
Alastair John Sykes
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Oxfordshire
“Lately Chairman and Chief Executive, Nestlé UK. For services to the Food Industry.”
Ali Hadawi
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Principal, Southend Adult Community College. For services to Vocational Education in Iraq and to Further Education.”
Alison Jane Ward
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Monmouthshire
“Chief Executive,Torfaen County Borough Council. For services to Local Government.”
Allison Crompton
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Greater Manchester
“Headteacher, Middleton Technology School, Rochdale. For services to local and national Education.”
Amanda Rowlatt
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Director of Analysis and Child Poverty, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Andrew Cole
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Clwyd
“Director Operations, Specialist Investigations, Bootle, Merseyside, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Angela Jane Frost
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Director, Individual Customer Directorate, London, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Angiolina Foster
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Glasgow
“Director, Strategy and Ministerial Support, Scottish Government.”
Ann Tate
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Suffolk
“Lately Vice-Chancellor, University of Northampton. For services to Higher Education.”
Anthony Denis Kennan
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Durham
“Chairman, Multiple Sclerosis Society. For services to Healthcare.”
Arthur Torrington
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Co-Founder, Equiano Society. For services to Black British Heritage.”
Brian Paul Whittaker
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Merseyside
“Chief Crown Prosecutor, Merseyside and Chairman, Cheshire and Mersey Group, Crown Prosecution Service.”
Carole Lesley Souter
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Chief Executive, National Heritage Memorial Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund. For services to Conservation.”
Christopher Colin Maclehose
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Publishing Industry.”
Christopher Samuel Gordon
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Academy of Culinary Arts.”
David Courtney Suchet
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London, London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
David Stuart Frost
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Director-General, British Chambers of Commerce. For services to Business.”
Diane Mary Roberts
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Isle of Wight
“Principal, Brockenhurst College, Hampshire. For services to Further Education.”
Donna Hall
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Lancashire
“Chief Executive, Chorley and Wyre Borough Councils. For services to Local Government in Lancashire.”
Dr Ambrose Joseph Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Derbyshire
“Principal, Aquinas Sixth Form College, Stockport. For services to local and national Education.”
Dr Christopher Paul Hadley Brown
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Oxfordshire
“Director, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. For services to Museums.”
Dr David Wilson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Leicestershire
“Philanthropist. For services to Young People.”
Dr Dennis Gunning
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cardiff
“Lately Director, Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning Group, Welsh Assembly Government.”
Dr John Anthony Roberts
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Administration of Justice, Diversity and to Equal Opportunities.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Moira Patricia Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Peter Nicholas Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Enola Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
West Mersea, Essex
“Founder, Insulinoma Charity UK. For services to the Insulinoma Community”
Simon Ernest Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Diane Kathleen Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Michael Evan West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim”
Christine Joy Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“Lately Railwayman, West Midlands Trains and Freightliner Group. For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children's Hospital”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Adult Instructor, Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force. For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising”
Nicholas Kevin Davis Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Craig Thomas Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“Chairman of Sandhaven and Pitullie Harbour Trust. For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire”
Jean Mary Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Donald Richard Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Volunteer, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow. For Charitable Service”
Graham Syrett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the community in Cotham and Kingsdown, Bristol”
Jennifer Jaculin Thomas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Beryl Shirley Stubbins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Downham Market, Norfolk
“For services to the community in Norfolk”
Neville Percy Stephens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Craven Arms, Shropshire
“For services to the community in Craven Arms, Shropshire”
Martyn Clive Steers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maidstone, Kent
“Volunteer, St John Ambulance Kent. For voluntary services to Community First Aid”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2010.
Location (Tyne and Wear) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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